Section: US & Canada
Manafort Crony Greg Craig Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight
Mark Wilson/GettyFormer White House counsel at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
Former Obama aide expected to be charged soon: report
Former Obama White House counsel Gregory Craig expects to face federal charges in connection to his 2012 work for Ukraine, … …read more Source: The...
Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia’s military intentions in the North and get help to protect the country’s Arctic sovereignty. That was the top recommendation of a report tabled Wednesday by the Commons foreign-affairs committee based on a study it began last June. It...
Justin Trudeau has fallen for his own image
Remember back in December 2015, when Justin Trudeau leaned so heavily into his sensitive-everyman shtick, greeting Syrian refugees at Pearson international with a smile so painfully endearing it made you feel like Canada really deserved the rather condescending trope of the dorky but nice northern folk? And then, a couple years later, there was...
As Runoff Race Intensifies, Contrasting Ukrainian Campaigns Highlight Division And Unity
Ahead of a runoff against a rising political force, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko is drawing stark contrasts and pleading for another crack at reforms. Challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy is calling on Ukrainians to get together to leave the “old era” behind. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Agrees To Stadium Debate, But Insists On April 14
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has accepted challenger Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s suggestion to hold a debate at Kyiv’s Olympiyskiy Stadium ahead of this month’s presidential runoff, but the two still appear divided on the date for the event. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Orban Presses On With Illiberal Democracy
Hungary’s firebrand populist Viktor Orban will face a serious test of his popularity in May when opposition parties try to coordinate their challenge to his ruling party Fidesz in elections for the European parliament. The opposition accuse Orban of backsliding when it comes to democratic freedoms, but the Hungarian leader remains...
Rival Supporters Clash Ahead Of Ukraine’s Election
Supporters of rival candidates in Ukraine’s presidential election clashed briefly in Kyiv on April 9. At least two people were detained. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
The Implications of EU Elections in May for the Future of Europe
In about six weeks, from May 23 to 26, European Parliament elections will take place across Europe. Those elections could be a defining moment. The most recent prior EU Parliament elections took place in May 2014. Just a few months before, the borders of a European country were changed by force. Russia invaded Ukraine, annexed Crimea, and since...
Poroshenko, Zelenskiy Supporters Briefly Clash Outside Challenger’s Kyiv Headquarters
Supporters of the two candidates in Ukraine’s April 21 presidential election scuffled in the capital, Kyiv, forcing police to intervene and detain at least two people. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
